VINEYARD
TRUSTEES ANNUAL
REPORT- FY 2025 1
CHARITY NUMBER:1184259

Contents
Content8.......-.
Charity Details.........
Charity Management........................-........ ..
Activitles. Objective$ & Achievements....
Financial Report .
Reserveg..................... ..
Funds Held 8$ 8 Custodi8n Tru$tae.........................
Notes to the Flnancial Statement8
Change Management
Revision
Date
12"Sep 2025
21" Oct 2025
Authorlsl Status
G Blow
G Blow
Comments
Initi81 draft
Incorpor8t8d updates from IE
Published
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Charity Details
Charity Name: Freedom Vlneyard Dartford
Regl8tratlon Numbor: 1184259
Reilslorod Address: 19 Carrington Road
Dartford
Kent
DA1 1XN
Truste•8: Mlch8el Lopez Ichalrl
Soroh Creek
Glen Geoffrey Blow
Banklni: Co-operatlve Bank
Ind•pendent Examlnor. J Rcolgdine FCCACTA FCIE.
C8ladin8 Llmit8d.
Chantry House,
22 Upperton Road.
Eastbourne.
E88t Sussex,
BN211BF
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Charity Management
The ch8rlty Is managed in lin8 wlth our constitution which was formed Bs É CIO on the 4th of July
2019.
The 8trat8gic direction forthe charity is set by the L88d Pastor8 lone was 8180 one of tha Trust898
at the close of the finan¢l81 yearl.
Glen Blow has the spaclfic responsibillty to act 88 interlm treasureT. Sar8h Creek remalns the
S8teguardlng Le8d for the charity.
The tru$t8es meet quarterly to fevlew ch8Tlty perform8nce. operations, fisk and finance8.
At th18 8tage In the charlry'8 Ilte, the tTUSt8a8 sh811 recrult new or 8ddltlon8ltru8tee8 from wlthln
the memb8r3hip of the Freedom Vlneyard Dartford church community wherever possible. The
tru$tees sh811 prayerfully eonsider luture trusteelsl. with 8 view based on:
ThelT commltment to th8 Ilfe of th8 chority,
skillslprofessional qualification andlor 8xperlen¢o that can aid the charity.
theSr chgro¢ter & temper8ment, and
if two equally suitoble c8ndid8te8 are In con81deration tor 8 81ngle post, then the
appointment that will Increa88 over811tru8tee dlvar8ity wlll be strongly con8ider&d.
All trustees undergo enhanced DBS checks before oppolntment and onnually ther88ft¢r.
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Activities, Objectives & Achievements
Freedom Viney81d 80w signiflcant gr0￿h and positive change during the fiscalyear enijlng 31.
March 2025.
Sundoychurch
Sunday gatherings were one of the biggest changes during the year. The church moved venues in
Septemberto Leigh Academy, a primary school Sn York Road. Dartford. We also chang&d the
meeting times so that the chureh gathered on 5und8y mornings instead of early evening. wlth the
8ddition ol chlldren'8 ministry las w81188 continuing youth rnini8tryl- We saw 8n uptick in new
oiner8 as we made this transition. Inlt1811y we met twice 8 month for a worshlp. team, children8'
and youth mlnlstry, wlth an invitational café church on the second Sund8y. Thi8 was an inform81
88tting to gBther togetherwlth no formal PTogramm8, but to spend time together and inviting
frlends who would not normally go to church. Th8 fourth Sunday of the month was kept as 8
Scattered Sunday, a8 In previous year8. However thera w88 growing mornentum which we
wanted to 8CtIV8te. so by March. wo replaced both tho café church and Seattered Sundays. so
that there was ministry every Sunday.
In 8ddition to thls growth. 8 new Ioc8tion wa8 8dded In New A8h Green. a vi118ge 9 miles from
Dartford. This 10¢8tlon 8ttr8cts around 20 people from th8 V1118ge, and we meet for worghip,
teaching and chlldr8n8' ministry once p81 month. This group is growing. with new joiners each
month. At the time of writingthis report, we ore ¢urrently worklng to d8velop188der5 Wlth a vlew
to launching 8 81t8 church modgl, wlth site pastors and the ability to conduct Sundays
8lmult8neously in both 8lte8.
Wellbelng Group
We contlnued to run wellbelng groups for the local communlty, open to everyone 8nd completely
fre8 ol charge. AS usual, 8 bre8kfpst was Included to create a natural sp8ce for people to inter8Ct
over gomg food, 89 8n intention81 w8yto help people relax 8nd create connections. We hod 5
guests complete the course that storted in Aprll, 8nd 7 guestg In the course that ran from
November to Christmas.
As ugual, the groups were well received, 8nd p081tive fegdba¢k w8s given about the helpfulness
otthe groups.
Alpha
The church 81so ron two Alpha cour5e5 in the year. ag8in open to 8118nd ottended by 8 mix of
church membery and some guests. Th83e Courses were well received.
Le8der8hlp & Strat88y
Several Individua15 from our le8der5hip team attended a two-d8y leadership conference entitled
L88ning In. Leading Out hosted by Vineyaid Churches UK & Ireland in April 2024. Members from
the Nation81 Leadership Team presented sessions aroun(J various leadership and strat8gy topics.
followed by practical workshops in our leadership team. We discussed each toplc and made
plans on how to implement within our local contoxt.
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Tho event WBS very useful as it gave our leadership team more exposure to nation81 and local
church leaders. 88 well 85 more envisioning Snd appr8ci8tion of church leadership.
DTI
We again took a group of 8 young people to the nation81 youth lestival. Dreamingthe Impossible.
ai the Stafford5hire Showground. The week was very successful with the young people being
encouraged in their faith and friendships built.
Leader¥hlp Devgiopmant
We took a number of our leaders to the Vlnayard Leaders, Gathering in Trent Vlneyard in Aprll.
Our leaders received input and training In a diver88 r8nge of tOPiC8. along with worship & ministry.
The t98m were encouraged and motlV8ted 8tr88h to fulfil the vision of th8 church following the
conference.
R•ilonal Day
Tha Vlney8rd Church¢$ UK & Ireland movement hosted a London and South8a8t region day In
October. A number of k8y188der8 attended the event ond join&d workshops related to preaching
& teaching. childrens, and youth ministry and wor8hip. Thero was posltive feedback received
from those that 8ttended.
Smo11 Group•
We continue to run and expand our sm811 group8. mlnistry. Ben WallaGe. who heads up this
mlnistry. has developed some excellent $rn811 group leaders, Irainlng rgsourc88 8nd took the flr8t
cohort of new18gdefS through this trainlng.
vtn8y8rd Leader8. Gatherlng
Region81 Days
Sm811Group8
Growth
Publlc 8gn&flt: The trustees have paid due reg8fd to guidan¢e1gsued by the Charlty Commi8slon
In decldlngwhat actlvitie$ Freedom Vlneyard should undertake.
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Financial Report
Please see the form CC16a for details of income and expenditure durlng the flnanclal year.
Desplte loslr8 some rnalof donors. Volunt￿ donatlons rose 10.1% in the year refiecting the growth In attendance
followiTh8 the change5 to SurKlay worshlp
Expendlture has Sncreased, mainly due to Increased room rent, but In line wlth glvln8. In addltlon, we recelved
over £17k In backdated Glft Ald payments, so our reserves are healthy, and the long-term financlal stabmlty of the
charlty is in good Ofder.
Reserves
The unrestricted re8eN88 of Freedom Vlney8rd are È45,740 88 of 31 It March 2025.
Funds Held as a Custodian Trustee
There are no fund8 hold 9$ 8 Cu8todl8n Trustee.
Notes to the Financial Statements
Accountlng Poll¢l••
The financial ¥tOtgments have been prepared 88 a Recglpt8 and Payments account In
accordance wilh section 133 01 tho Ch8ritiès act 2011.
Fund•
Unr88trlcted Fund8 repre8ent mon189 recelved that are not subleet to any re3trletion8 regerdlng
their use and 8r8 8vailèble tor applicotlon3 on the general purposes of Freedom Viney8Id.
. ffw¥teel
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Freedom Vineyard Dartford
Independ•nt Examln•rfs Report
To the Trustees of Freedom Vlneyard Dartford
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Freedom Vineyard
Dartford for the year ended 31 March 2025.
Responsibilitiès and basis of rgport
As the charity trustèes of the Trust. YOU are r8sponslble for the preperallon of the accounts In
accord8nce with the requirements ofthe Chariti85 Act 2011 1.the Ad"),
I report in respect of my examin8tlon of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of
th8 2011 Act and in carying out my exarnination, I have followed the applicable Directions
given by the Charity Gommissiop under seclon 145(5)Ib) of the Act.
Inlopondent examlnerfs state￿8nt
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no m8terial matters have come to my
attention In conn8Ction with the examination which gives m8 cause to believe that in. any
material resp8Ct'.
accounting records were not kept in accordan¢e with sgctlon 130 of the Act tx
the accounts do not a¢wd with Ihe accounting records
I have no concem8 end have come across no other matters In connection vAth the examination
to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts
to be reached.
J R C8ladine FCCA CTA FCIE
Caladine Ltd
Chantry House
22 Upperton Road
Eastbourne
BN21 1BF
Date.. 2 1 e) LLL Ic)i (

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO AND WAIES
Frtedom lthneyard Dartlord
1184259
Recelpts and pa
ments accounts
CC16a
For the p8riad
from
0110412024
3110312025
To
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestrlcted
fund•
RoStrl¢ted
ndg
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
to the n•zrqit
to th• n••r••t£
totho n••r••t£
to IhA n•ar•it£
to th• ngrnt £
A1 R•celpts
Voluniary donalions
Lxher Incomo
GrllDI incom8
Gfft Aid wowred
27,147
1.815
27.147
1,515
2S.067
1,563
70
17.327
Sub total (Gross income for
AR)
4&90
700
44989
A2 Agset and Inv••tm•nt •al•¥,
18•0 tabl•l.
Sub total
45.989
26,700
A3Pa
onts
room rnnl
R8source8 foi ¥m8llgroLPi, kbls and srulh
l195
1112
1740
1,919
4.907
$32
900
1162
1740
1,919
4107
532
1.932
3,354
OuireaGh and hospilollly
FoBi
and 8offvnre
and ¢onlerencey I￿1. Ir8v•I
Governgnc•, Inaurpnce and IIc•K•i
VCUK fe•s
Bookkeépln
Ir￿epondenl 8xaminalio
Gift¥- small Iwm8
Glft- Vlneyard UK for OTI
4.J17
1,013
710
130
960
720
130
133
750
2,500
1,200
Glft- NewAvenu•6
Glrt- Relocu5 Pro ee.l
H8rd$hlp relief
Gffta- Kin15ugi Ho
PfOmOlior￿l
Eqvlpmenl
Other exwdilu
a.000
320
240
654
37
100
742
742
317
317
Sub total
25.102
25,162
11.419
A4 A•￿( and In￿*trn•nt
ur¢haJes,
See tabl•
Wlrele$¥ Microphone 3
letD
299
Sub total
049
Total paymonts
26.011
26,011
21.718
Net ofrnc•lpts/(paym￿tsj
AS Transfers be￿etrn funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds thls year end
19.978
19,978
4,982
25,762
45.740
25,782
45,740
20,780
35.762
CCXX R1 accounts ISSI
2111012025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestrict•d
fundo
Restrlcted
funds
to n••r••tt
Endowm•nt
fund8
Cat•gorleg
Details
to n•Ar•Ble
to n•arw•l£
81 Ca8h fund•
Ctroperaltvè Bank
45,867
73
Total cash funds
45,740
Fund to whl¢h
t b•lon
Unr6¥irt¢i•d
Curr•nt valts•
Ilon•l
D•tall•
Inlll•l PA e•lup120191201
Co•t (op￿OnI1>
1,717
84 A•8et• r•talnod for th•
charltyA own ule
vId￿ ProS•ctor12021rd21
Unrejtrfdod
LJptop120221231
Unro$irlci•d
Toni lor>fjuih camplnq120231241
Unretsiricted
WlrdeB8 Mlcrophon• sotts120241251
Unresldctqd
Fund to thlth
Amount
Ilonil
Detall$
Indep•rdenl Examln•e8 ft•
t10r￿1
BS Llabllltles
un￿1￿¢￿j
Sbned by on8 or ITUSt￿ on
behallof all the Lru8t885
Date of
roval
SlgnatUT8
Prlnt Nama
CCXX R2 accounts ISSI
2111012025